ENGLISH ABSTRACT: Grapevine leafroll is one of the most damaging viral diseases that affect many
viticultural regions of the world. Numerous reports over the last few years
have associated closterovirus-like particles ...

ENGLISH ABSTRACT: The aim of this study was to critically assess the implementation of the internal reference
method within the most recent 173 full-sibling growth trial of the Innovation Fund Abalone
Breeding Project. ...

ENGLISH ABSTRACT: Metagenomic studies that make use of next-generation sequencing (NGS) generate large amounts
of sequence data, representing the genomes of multiple organisms of which no prior knowledge is
necessarily ...

ENGLISH ABSTRACT: The prevalence of adverse drug reactions (ADR) and treatment failure in South Africa requires urgent
addressing and it is the aim of pharmacogenetics to aid in the alleviation of these ADRs and
treatment ...

ENGLISH ABSTRACT: South Africa is ranked amongst the top ten for wine production internationally. Viticulture
contributes immensely to the economy, which justifies research into the pathogens that may
negatively affect ...

ENGLISH ABSTRACT: Vitis vinifera is the woody crop most susceptible to intracellular pathogens. Currently 70 pathogens
infect grapevine, of which 63 are of viral origin. Grapevine leafroll-associated virus 3 (GLRaV-3)
is ...

ENGLISH ABSTRACT: Grapevine (Vitis vinifera L.) is a very important agricultural commodity that needs to be
protected. To achieve this several in vivo tools are needed for the study of this crop and the
pathogens that ...

ENGLISH ABSTRACT: The nepoviruses are a group of nematode-transmitted plant viruses that are
distributed worldwide and infect a wide range of plant species, including grapevine.
Most of the nepoviruses are foreign to ...

ENGLISH ABSTRACT: Haliotis midae, is the only commercially important species of the six abalone species
found in South African coastal waters and has become a lucrative commercial
commodity. Wild stocks of H. midae are, ...

South Africa is one of the top ten wine producing countries in the world. The South African wine
industry contributes approximately R16.3 billion to South Africa’s annual gross domestic product
with 42.8% of wine being ...

ENGLISH ABSTRACT: The South African abalone, Haliotis midae, is the only endemic species of commercial value. Aquaculture remains the only avenue for expanding the industry, since the closure of the fishery. The current ...

ENGLISH ABSTRACT: The goals of this project were firstly to develop the tissue preparation and in situ
hybridisation protocols for sugarcane culm tissue, and secondly to use the developed
techniques to examine the ...

ENGLISH ABSTRACT: In the rainfed areas of the South African sugar industry the unpredictability of rainfall is of major concern for producers. Currently, research into the drought tolerance of South African sugarcane ...

ENGLISH ABSTRACT: Efavirenz is an antiretroviral drug used in the treatment of HIV-positive patients as part of first line triple-highly active antiretroviral therapy. Treatment response varies among individuals and adverse ...

ENGLISH ABSTRACT: Triploidy is the genetic state of containing three sets of chromosomes per cell in stead of two
as in diploid organisms. The South African abalone (Haliotis midae) is naturally a diploid
organism that ...

ENGLISH ABSTRACT: Plant growth promoting substances (PGPS) are emerging as useful tools in the
investigation of important plant growth traits. Two PGPS, smoke-water derived from
burning plant material and a synthetic ...

ENGLISH ABSTRACT: Phytoplasma diseases have caused disastrous effects in vineyards around the world.
Therefore, the recent discovery of phytoplasmas in South African vineyards could be highly
detrimental to the local ...

ENGLISH ABSTRACT: The Russian wheat aphid (Diuraphis noxia, Kurdj., Hemipetra, Aphididae, RWA) is an important pest of wheat, causing large-scale damage and yield losses. Various studies have been done at a transcriptomics ...